Enfield and The Garth, Monkton Lane
Enfield and The Garth, Monkton Lane
HER Number
4714
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Enfield and The Garth, Monkton Lane
Place
Monkton
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Detached House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
A large late Victorian double-fronted house called Enfield, now divided into two. Sits in a larged curved plot creating a deep front garden and a large secluded back garden. Red brick with sandstone detailing. The house has tall chimneys, two large front gables each with a large stone bay window and a central front door with ornate stone surround. It has boxy 1960s extensions, added render and changes to the shape of window openings. The garden is surrounded by a rubble wall. There are several gate piers.
Easting
431980
Northing
563620
Grid Reference
NZ431980563620
Sources
North of England Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, March 2006, Monkton Conservation Area Character Appraisal; N. Pevsner and E. Williamson, 1983, The Buildings of England: County Durham (second edition)